Act 4 Podcast: Bottom decides to commission Peter Quince to write a ballad called “Bottom’s Dream.” On your own or with a partner, imagine that you have been asked to write the lyrics and compose the musical accompaniment. Remember that at the beginning of act 4, Bottom told the fairies that he likes to listen to the “tongs and bones” (act 4, scene 1, line 30). Tongs were pieces of metal struck against each other and bones were actual bones. These instruments were used in comical or in less sophisticated musical performances. Write the poetry for the ballad ( a minimum of 2 stanzas, 4 lines each), then put it to music!
Lonely and alone, Left in the woods
I met a lady, with magical looks
She said she loved me, gave me gifts and affection
I fell for her words, and got an erection
I awoke from this dream
Abandoned by my team
I thought fairies did not exist
This experience, I thought would only happen in myths.
I left paradise, was I hallucinating?
I will never know, but found a crown of gold plating.
They'll never believe me, this experience too stranged.
I shall write this ballad, so I don't seem deranged!
Act 4 Podcast: Bottom decides to commission Peter Quince to write a ballad called “Bottom’s Dream.” On your own or with a partner, imagine that you have been asked to write the lyrics and compose the musical accompaniment. Remember that at the beginning of act 4, Bottom told the fairies that he likes to listen to the “tongs and bones” (act 4, scene 1, line 30). Tongs were pieces of metal struck against each other and bones were actual bones. These instruments were used in comical or in less sophisticated musical performances. Write the poetry for the ballad ( a minimum of 2 stanzas, 4 lines each), then put it to music!
Lonely and alone, Left in the woods
I met a lady, with magical looks
She said she loved me, gave me gifts and affection
I fell for her words, and got an erection
I awoke from this dream
Abandoned by my team
I thought fairies did not exist
This experience, I thought would only happen in myths.
I left paradise, was I hallucinating?
I will never know, but found a crown of gold plating.
They'll never believe me, this experience too stranged.
I shall write this ballad, so I don't seem deranged!
Counterproductive.